Made a sensor cleaning video...

[motleypixel]

Hey gang,

I wanted to demonstrate the method I use to clean my DSLR sensor. It's not the only method, but at least is shows how it is done.

VIDEO LINK (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THVLAL4vQzk&feature=channel_page)

[Hermeto]

Nice tutorial, thanks for sharing!
I like your therapy for ADHD.. ;)

[motleypixel]

Thanks for the comment.

[stathunter]

The best part is definitely the ADHD whiskey therapy. :)

[Salma]

Thanks alot for this I am so desperate to sort this out right now, mine looks filthy.

AND what a cool accent :p

[motleypixel]

AND what a cool accent :p

Accent, really? You know I grew up near Upper Heyford (I think near Oxfordshire) from age 2-6 when my Father was in the US Airforce. When we came back to the states I had your accent for a few years :p

Once you have all the stuff to complete the cleaning and you do it once with positive results you will feel very good and confident.

Thanks,

[dipps]

great tutorial.

i found some additional details for the "disclaimer" you mention about 1:25 in........

near the bottom of the page.....
http://www.dmcphoto.com/Articles/SensorBrushes/

There have been reports, or at least rumors, of damage when the tin-oxide coated filter surface is cleaned with "regular" Eclipse fluid, which is simply pure methyl alcohol.
sounds like there is a new solution developed called "E2" for those tin oxide coatings on the newer canon sensors.

[motleypixel]

sounds like there is a new solution developed called "E2" for those tin oxide coatings on the newer canon sensors.

Thanks for pointing this out...actually the E2 solution isn't new, if you reference their site or even coperhill images info. it will specifiy which solution to use.

Thanks,

[TweakMDS]

Great tutorial! The whiskey really cracked me up, but if anything, it tells us that staying calm is the way to go when handling our cameras, especially those of us on a limited budget :)

[Project22a]

Great video. Might have to try this myself sometime.

[Salma]

Accent, really? You know I grew up near Upper Heyford (I think near Oxfordshire) from age 2-6 when my Father was in the US Airforce. When we came back to the states I had your accent for a few years :p

Once you have all the stuff to complete the cleaning and you do it once with positive results you will feel very good and confident.

Thanks,
HAHA Cool, you have a really strong American accent, I love those <3

I am looking to purchase all the gear I need, thanks alot for this :)

[dollei]

nice! thanks for making the video.

[rvn4fun]

I am the one that started the 'sensor cleaning' thread yesterday. So I am firmly convinced now! I have bought the big kit from Copper Hill.
But I will not have one major ingredient though! I will include a Miller Genuine Draft and not a whiskey.

Thanks for the video!

[xoldboy]

im going to try it out later today, nicely done.

[subydude]

great video!

+1 on the whiskey! :)

i'll be trying your method tonight! :)

[400dabuser]

Not quite sure why you have to use the vacuum cleaner for, since that would increase the risk of static charges building up

[subydude]

Not quite sure why you have to use the vacuum cleaner for, since that would increase the risk of static charges building up


does it work?

looks like it did.

good enough for me.

but i see your point. also if you are in a place w/ a lot of particulate in the air, the air replacing the air in the sensor area might actually pollute the sensor... but you can over analyze anything. i'll be trying it.... i'll let you know how it goes :)

[400dabuser]

does it work?

looks like it did.

good enough for me.

but i see your point. also if you are in a place w/ a lot of particulate in the air, the air replacing the air in the sensor area might actually pollute the sensor... but you can over analyze anything. i'll be trying it.... i'll let you know how it goes :)


For people cleaning computer equipment, they don't normally use vacuum cleaners to suck the dust away, because they cause static

[subydude]

Maybe they should, cuz I don't think air rushing over a camera or any solid object can cause static.